/*
 * This file is part of "SnipSnap Radeox Rendering Engine".
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2002 Stephan J. Schmidt, Matthias L. Jugel
 * All Rights Reserved.
 *
 * Please visit http://radeox.org/ for updates and contact.
 *
 * --LICENSE NOTICE--
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
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 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */

package org.radeox.filter;

import org.radeox.api.engine.context.InitialRenderContext;
import org.radeox.filter.context.FilterContext;

/*
 * Filter interface. Concrete Filters should implement Filter. Filters transform
 * a String (usually snip content) to another String (usually HTML). @author
 * stephan @team sonicteam
 * 
 * @version $Id$
 */

public interface Filter
{
	public String filter(String input, FilterContext context);

	public String[] replaces();

	public String[] before();

	public void setInitialContext(InitialRenderContext context);

	public String getDescription();
}